Approval rates
Judge Quant currently holds a 70% approval rate in the latest reporting period, which is 5 percentage points higher than the San Juan Hearing Office average and 15 points above the national average. These figures are derived from a docket of 3,235 lifetime decisions. Aggregate rates describe past decisions rather than predicting the outcome of your individual hearing.
Office- and national-level breakdowns of fully favorable vs denial rates aren't currently published by SSA in the per-office disposition data. The judge's own breakdown is the detail we have today.
Approval rate over time
Year-over-year approval rate across Judge Quant's docket. Annual rates fluctuate with the mix of cases SSA assigns; the longer-run pattern is more informative than any single year.
Decision pattern
Over her 3 years on the bench, Judge Quant has seen her approval rate shift from 86% in 2023 to 69% in 2025. This trend reflects a transition from her initial tenure to a stabilized volume of 1,553 decisions in the most recent year. The current 70% approval rate suggests a consistent approach to evaluating medical evidence and vocational testimony.
Preparing for an SSDI hearing
The guidance below applies to any SSDI hearing, not specifically to Judge Quant's bench. Judge-specific preparation guidance requires a corpus of public Appeals Council decisions involving each judge, which we haven't built yet.
- Bring a clean treating-physician record. Longitudinal primary-care or specialist notes spanning the disability period, with consistent symptom documentation, are typically the strongest evidence at hearing. A single month's records usually aren't enough.
- Don't rely on consultative exams alone. If your medical evidence is built primarily around a one-time CE finding, expect detailed questioning. Supplement with treating-source statements where possible.
- Prepare for daily-activity questions. Have honest, specific answers about a typical day. Answers that conflict with the medical record (in either direction) tend to hurt credibility.
- Expect transferable-skills probing. A vocational expert will usually testify about jobs available to someone with your limitations. Your representative should be prepared to cross-examine.
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Free Benefits ReviewAbout the San Juan hearing office
The San Juan Hearing Office serves you throughout Puerto Rico, managing a high volume of disability applications. With an office-wide latest approval rate of 68%, this location operates within a specific regional legal landscape. You can expect a formal hearing process focused on your medical documentation and work history. You can view the full ALJ roster on the San Juan Hearing Office page.
Other judges at this hearing office
The San Juan Hearing Office uses a workload-balancing algorithm to assign cases, meaning your assignment to Judge Quant is essentially random. Across the 6 judges at this office, lifetime approval rates vary, ranging from 43% to 83%. Because of this variance, understanding the local bench is a standard part of your case preparation.
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SSDI hearing approval rates — represented vs. on your own
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-37. The 3× gap is a population-wide average across all judges; individual outcomes vary.